Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for improvement in bale-ties by using a “divided metallic band or hoop encircling the package or bale, and the ends whereof are joined by a fastening at the one end of said band, arranged to interlock with an one of a series of mortises in the other end of the band for the purpose of binding or holding the bale together.” (Lines [11-17]) Illustration is included.
Date: February 15, 1876
Creator: Davis, Waters S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 243, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1876 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 243, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1876

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 15, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tägliche Texas Post. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 141, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1876 (open access)

Tägliche Texas Post. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 141, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 15, 1876

Daily German-language newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History